Woven furniture



S. COHEN Aug. 13, 1929.

WOVEN FURNITURE Filed April 27, 192'? 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Aug. 13,1929.

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SOLOMON COHEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VJOVEN FURNITURE.

Application filed April 2'7,

This invention relates to improvements in woven furniture and moreespecially to that character of furniture comprising a frame, or framemember and woven fabric supported thereby. fabric may be of the usualform made out of vertical or stake members with filler material wovenabout the same in the wellknown manner. For example, the stake membersmay he sticks, fibre or reed mem-- bers, and the filler material ispreferably of a pliable substance, and, for example, may be reed, fibre,or the like.

For the purpose of illustration the invention is here shown as embodiedin. a chair. It is to be understood, however, that the invention isequally well applicable to other articles of furniture.

One of the features of my invention is the provision of a rigid, firm,strong, durable frame, preferably made out of metal, to give thefurniture strength, rigidity and durability. The frame, however, isentirely, or practically entirely covered and concealed by the reed,fibre or other woven fabric of which the chair is made so that the sameis attractive in appearance and comfortable.

Among the features of my invention, also, is the provision of improvedmeans for firmly uniting the woven fabric to the frame and supportingthe same thereby so that great strength is given to the resulting structure and so that there will be little, if any, relative shifting ormovement between the frame and the fabric covering.

Hereinafter in describing the invention I shall refer to the fillerofthe woven fabric as consisting of reed, although it is to beunderstood that fibre, or any other suitable flexible filler maybe used.

As shown in the drawings, Fig. 1 a view in perspective of the completechair showing a part of the fabric removed with the frame exposed, andFigs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are views taken as indicated by the correspondinglines in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6 of Fig.5 in the direction indicated by the arrow.

As shown in the drawings, 10 indicates in general a substantiallyintegral frame made in the general shape of the desired article offurniture. This frame as here shown is made out of tubular memberssuitably fastened at the corners 10, preferably by welding or brazing.More particularly, the

For example, the woven 1927. Serial No. 186,992.

frame comprises the four horizontal mernbers 10, 10 arranged in a squareat the edges of the seat, the forward leg members 10, 10, the rear legmembers 10, 10% and the curved arm and back member 10 joining the upperends of the leg members 10 and 10 as shown.

In general, the woven fabric is constructed by providing a plurality ofsubstantially vertical members, or stakes 11, and weaving about them inthe usual manner the filler material 12. The filler at the ends isboarded off in the usual manner.

I shall now describe more in particular method of securing the wovenfabricto frame. Reference to Fig. 2 will show method of securing thewoven fabric to seat members 1O at the sides, and in the front and back.It will. be seen that the member 10" is provided with horizontal holes13 arranged in pairs at intervals and that one strand of the filler asindicated by 12, as it is passed back of the stake 11, is in sortedthrough one of the holes 13, thence passed backwardly and again throughthe other hole 13 of the pair, and thence continued again back of thesame stake 11 for the rest of the weaving. The manner in which one ofthe filler strands 12 is thus secured to the member 10 is quite clearlyshown in Fig. 2 where two such attachments are illustrated. There may beas many attachments of this kind as desired to each of the members 10.

4 illustrates the manner of attaching the woven fabric to one of thevertical. leg members, such as 10 or 10. As here shown, one of thefiller strips 12, as itpasses behind the stake 11, is wrapped oncearound the member 10 and then continued in the weaving. This holds thewoven fabric securely to the vertical member.

The manner of attaching the woven fabric to the member 10 is shown inFigs. 3, 5 and 6. As there shown, it will be noted that the upper endsof the stakes 11 are wrapped around the member 10. The filler iscontinued upwardly in front, over the top of, and down in back of themember 10 in the usual manner, but before being completely boarded off,certain strands of the filler as indicated by 12 in Figs. 3, 5, and 6,are passed back below (as viewed in Fig. 8) the member 10 and againlaced about the stakes 11. This same process applies to the attachthethe the the ment of the woven fabric to the member 10 at the sides Wherethe arms are formed. Here, likewise, the woven material is carried outover the member 10 then downwardly on the outside and then inwardlyunder the member 10, and some of the strands l2 are then again passedupwardly inside of the member 10 and about the stakes. In this manner,the edge of the woven fabric is rolled or curved about the member 10throughout its entire length and firmly secured thereto by the fillerstrips 12 which are passed under or inside of it. In this manner, thewoven material or fabric is very neatly and comfortably rounded orcurved over the member 10 to entirely conceal it. In general, it mightbe stated that in joining the Woven material to the member 10 the filleris run around the frame member and then back around the stakes. This ispreferably done when the filler reaches the end of the stakes justbefore boarding off.

The provision of a metal frame, as shown, insures that the furniturewill keep its true shape and prevents distortion, warping, and the like.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, itis to be understood that it is capable of man modifications. Changes,therefore, in t e construction and arrangement may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in theappended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all noveltyinherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the priorart.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In woven fabric furniture of the character described, a frame memberand woven fabric consisting of vertical stakes and filler strands, saidframe member being provided with holes, and some of said filler strandsbeing passed through said holes for the purpose of attaching said fabricto said frame member.

'2. Woven fabric furniture of the character described, comprising arigid frame and woven fabric consisting of vertical stakes and fillerstrands, said frame being provided with a pair of holes, and one of saidfiller strands being passed through one of said holes, thence around aportion of the frame,

and thence back through the other of said holes, for the purpose ofattaching said fabric to said frame.

3. \Voven fabric furniture of the character described, comprising arigid frame member and woven fabric consisting of stakes and fillerstrands, said woven fabric being curved around said frame member andsome of said filler strands being passed around portions of stakes onopposite sides of said frame member for the purpose of onclosing saidframe member between said filler strands'and the completed woven fabriccurved about the frame member.

4. In woven fabric furniture of the character described, a metallictubular frame member and woven fabric consisting of interwoven stakesand filler strands, said frame member being provided with holes, andsome of said filler strands being passed through said holes for thepurpose of attaching said fabric to said frame member.

5. Woven fabric furniture. of the character described, comprising a.rigid metallic tubular frame and woven fabric consisting of interwovenstakes and filler strands, said frame being provided with a pair ofholes, and one of said filler strands being passed through one of saidholes, thence around a portion of the frame, and thence back through theother of said holes, for the purpose of attaching said fabric to saidframe.

6. In woven fabric furniture of the character described, a frame memberand woven fabric consisting of stakes and interwoven strands, certain ofsaid strands being parallel to the frame member, the frame member beingprovided with holes, and some of said parallel strands being passedthrough said holes to form a reverse bight between stakes for thepurpose of attaching said fabric to said frame member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of March,A. D.

SOLOMON COHEN.

